Small Jewish Communities Across the U.S. Are Fighting To Stay Afloat – Forward.com

Small Jewish Communities Across the U.S. Are Fighting To Stay Afloat – Forward.com: "When you look at philanthropy in America,” he said, “35% of all giving goes to religion — churches, synagogues and mosques. If you looked at the chart 10 years ago, 50% of all giving in America went to religion. Although the pie [of general giving dollars] has grown substantially, the percentage of the pie for religion is less, and the leadership of houses of worship — I’m not even going to pinpoint those of us in the Jewish community — have not kept pace with the trends, the more sophisticated financial management of other for-profit or nonprofit entities.

“We’re behind the times.”"